By Kiah Collier, Jamie Smith Hopkins and Rachel Leven This article is part of a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity, The Texas Tribune, The Associated Press and Newsy. October 12, 2018: This story has been corrected. MIDLAND, Texas — Drilling booms have come and gone in this oil town for nearly a century. But the frenzy gripping it [...]
The Trump administration has its predecessor to thank when it comes to 'energy dominance.' By Jie Jenny Zou This article is part of a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity, The Texas Tribune, The Associated Press and Newsy. WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s keynote speech at the World Gas Conference in June opened with a marching [...]
https://youtu.be/5nS__YTtre8 In this video we explore the question, "Is New Mexico Ready to be the Next Saudi Arabia?" Join us on a ride-along with the Sheriff of Eddy County, into the homes of local ranchers, and on an overflight with a retired BLM caving expert for a better understanding of the economic, ecological, regulatory and [...]
Bureau of Land Management follows pro-polluter EPA with its own rescission of Obama-era protections Navajo Community leader Daniel Tso has watched as oil and gas operations have encroached more and more on his community’s tribal lands. “The leases have been signed, the approval has been given, but the one thing — how do we mitigate [...]
Southern New Mexico offers a testing ground for Trump’s vision for energy dominance. If there is one swath of land that holds the most promise for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s vision for energy dominance, it might be southeast New Mexico. The 6-million acre region includes part of the Permian Basin, which stretches into west Texas and is expected [...]
by Andy Stiny After hearing several hours of sometimes emotional testimony, the state Oil Conservation Commission on Thursday was forced by a legal problem to delay any decision on an application by one of the state’s largest natural gas producers to increase well density in northwestern New Mexico’s San Juan Basin. Rules required Texas-based applicant [...]
OUR VIEW It’s impossible to know just how much damage will be done to the land, water and air over the next few years, all in the name of deregulation, improving the business climate or creating jobs. But make no mistake, damage is being done. Just this week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it is [...]
A flaring pit near a well in the Bakken oil field, which straddles the United States and Canada.CreditCreditOrjan F. Ellingvag/Corbis, via Getty Images By Coral Davenport WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, taking its third major step this year to roll back federal efforts to fight climate change, is preparing to make it significantly easier for energy [...]
By Sarah Halasz Graham | sgraham@sfnewmexican.com Environmentalists and some residents in northwest New Mexico are denouncing a move by one of the state’s largest natural gas producers that would allow for more extraction in what they describe as an already densely drilled region. Texas-based Hilcorp Energy Co., a privately held outfit that in 2017 purchased [...]